Unpredictable Gators open SEC play tonight

12:35 AM,
Mar. 15, 2013

Written by

David Jones
| FLORIDA TODAY

The past two years, Florida headed into the postseason as a team that was a bit of a puzzle - especially last year after dropping its final three regular-season games.

But both times, the Gators (24-6) seemed to regroup and get hot once the NCAA Tournament started. Will it happen again? Even coach Billy Donovan seems a little puzzled by this squad, that dropped a 61-57 game at Kentucky last Saturday and opens the SEC Tournament at 1 p.m. today (ESPNU) against LSU, a 68-63 winner over Georgia in Thursday's second-round game.

UF beat the Tigers (19-11) 74-52 in the regular season meeting on Jan. 12 in ...